West Indies’ Sunil Narine celebrates after bowling out Australia batsman for two runs throughout their third in the future worldwide cricket match in Kingstown, St. Vincent, Tuesday March 20,2012.
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Sunil Narine produced a powerful maiden T20 hundred however was overshadowed by Jos Buttler eighth century within the format, to assist Rajasthan Royals reel in 224 and equal the very best profitable chase in Indian Premier League historical past.
Narine blasted 109 off 56 balls on the prime of the order, taking Kolkata Knight Riders to 223 for six off their 20 overs after being despatched in to bat at Eden Gardens.
KKR misplaced Phil Salt for ten within the fourth over with 21 on the board however Narine produced an 85-run, second-wicket partnership with Angkrish Raghuvanshi (30) and a 51-run fourth wicket partnership with former Andre Russell (13).
Narine lashed 13 fours and half-dozen sixes, reaching his half-century off 29 deliveries earlier than reaching century off one other 20 balls.
In reply, Buttler produced a sensational unbeaten 107 off 60 deliveries, as Royals received by two wickets with a ball to spare.
Going through an asking fee of 11.2 runs per over, Royals had been 47 for 2 within the fifth over earlier than Buttler joined in a 50-run third wicket partnership with Riyan Parag (30) to recuperate the innings.
Nevertheless, when 4 wickets collapsed for twenty-four runs, together with Shimron Hetmyer who perished for a first-ball ‘duck’ and the Royals tottering on 121 for six within the thirteenth over, they had been lifted as soon as once more by Buttler in an important 67-run, seventh wicket stand with Rovman Powell whose 26 got here from 13 balls with a 4 and three sixes.
Powell fell within the seventeenth over and Trent Boult adopted for a first-ball ‘duck’ within the subsequent over however Buttler noticed his facet over the road in an unbroken ninth-wicket partnership of 38 with Avesh Khan (0). Needing eight runs from the ultimate over from leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Buttler cleared the ropes with the primary ball earlier than sprinting a pair to long-off of the penultimate supply.
